Abstract: A dental x-ray block to eliminate sheets of lead foil from dental x-ray film packets and to inhibit unnecessary x-ray exposure as well as backscattered reflections that can obscure x-ray images and methods of manufacturing and using the same. The dental x-ray block comprises a mouthpiece and a packet holder, which is coupled with the mouthpiece and configured to receive and engage a dental x-ray film packet. Being configured to significantly attenuate and/or absorb x-rays, an attenuation member is coupled with the dental x-ray block and is substantially in axially alignment with the dental x-ray film packet. Therefore, after the dental x-ray film packet has been exposed to a primary x-ray beam, the primary x-ray beam is significantly attenuated by the attenuation member to inhibit unnecessary x-ray exposure and secondary exposures due to backscattered reflections from obscuring x-ray images.

Abstract: A dental x-ray block to eliminate sheets of lead foil from dental x-ray film packets and to inhibit unnecessary x-ray exposure as well as backscattered reflections that can obscure x-ray images and methods of manufacturing and using the same. The dental x-ray block comprises a mouthpiece and a packet holder, which is coupled with the mouthpiece and configured to receive and engage a dental x-ray film packet. Being configured to significantly attenuate and/or absorb x-rays, an attenuation member is coupled with the dental x-ray block and is substantially in axially alignment with the dental x-ray film packet. Therefore, after the dental x-ray film packet has been exposed to a primary x-ray beam, the primary x-ray beam is significantly attenuated by the attenuation member to inhibit unnecessary x-ray exposure and secondary exposures due to backscattered reflections from obscuring x-ray images.